Moscow issues arrest warrant for Georgian politician

TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Moscow Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest in absentia of a Georgian politician who is accused of organizing mass riots in Russia.

Russian media writes that the court agreed with investigators to impose restraint measures and confine Givi Targamadze, a member of parliament in Georgia, to imprisonment in absentia.

The judge explained that the suspect ‘actively consults’ opposition movements in different states and ‘continues criminal actions’ while free; so he can ‘be able to complete his intent to organize riots in Russia’. The court therefore sentenced him to detention.

The investigator working on the case said at the trial that the allegations are substantiated by testimonies of two witnesses, video and audio evidence and an expert opinion.